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Problem of the Week for all classes: 5/21/12
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Here are your problems. You can use any method to solve them - Algebraic, guess and check, diagrams, listing - but YOU MUST SHOW ME how you solved them. Problems and work must be turned in by the beginning of your class on the first day of the school week.
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They stood tall so we could be free.
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6ax: Ten more than five times a number equals five more than ten times the number. What is the number?
Pre-Algebra: The bottoms of two vertical poles are twelve feet apart. One pole is six feet tall. The other is fifteen feet tall. How long is the wire that is stretched from the top of one pole to the other?
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Algebra: A gasoline tank is 7/8 full. After 12 gallons have been used, it is half full. How many gallons does the tank hold when full?
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